Richardson & Wrench North Sydney merges with First National

Two real estate agencies in North Sydney are merging to form one office under the Richardson & Wrench brand.

From today, 1 December, Richardson & Wrench North Sydney will merge with First National North Sydney, making it the largest office of its type in North Sydney.

As well as residential and commercial sales, management and leasing, the merged R&W North Sydney office will have its own project marketing division to be known as R&W Ben Boyd Project Marketing and Developments and R&W Hotels and Leisure, specialising in sales of hotels, motels, caravan parks and boarding house accommodation.

The office will operate under the leadership of principal Mark Smith and managing director Tim O’Halloran.

Mark Smith, who has been principal of First National North Sydney since 2003, said the merger had been instigated by the NSW Government’s demolition of the R&W North Sydney office to make way for construction of the Victoria Cross station on the new Sydney Metro train line.

The business started in 1953 when Peter Hill first opened his office on Pacific Highway, the current location of the Northpoint Tower.